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Category Archives: Etihad
Rain Watch
As ligthning blitzed across an unusually dark, grey desert sky, and the angry thunder tried to chase it off to somewhere else where it truly belonged, the kids were bemoaning the fact that their wellies were in Nana’s and Grandad’s … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Middle East, Parents, Uncategorized
Tagged 4 x 4, Downpours, Drainage, Dubai, Dubai and Umbrellas, Dubai and Wellington Boots, Dubai weather forecast, Emerald Isle, England, Flooding, Floods, Floods in the desert, Ireland, Lashing Rain, Leaky Shops, Micheal Fish, Middle East and Umbrellas, Monsoon, Overcast skies, Precipitation, rain, Shopping, Teeming rain, Thunder and Lightning, Torrential, Torrential Rain, Umbrellas, waterskiing in flooded streets, waterskiing in the streets, waterskiing with 4 x 4, Wellies, Wellies and Dubai, Wellington Boots
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
A key element of year 2 education is the importance of our environment. Practically from the first day of term, the children are learning about recycling, how plastic bottles are made, how coke cans are made, and how much energy … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Big School, Dubai, Homework, Middle East, Parents
Tagged 5th Amendment, Boxes, Burj Khalifa, Coco Pops, Dunkin' Donuts, Environment, Environmental Consciousness, environmentally friendly, Environmentaly Conscious, Ice Crea, Ice Lollies, recycling workshop, School Nurse, UAE, UAE emerging economy, UAE recycling campaign
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Rain, Rain, Please Do Not Go Away….
Overnight it rained…..OMG…it’s that time of year again….YIPPEE….YIPPEE….. Raindrops keep falling on my head….. It is so funny that we now get sooooo excited about rain. And, when I say, rain, I mean a few drops of precipatation – just … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Desert, Dubai, Middle East, Parents
Tagged B.J. Thomas, Dubai Style, Dubaians, Fabulous Rain, Precptitation, rain, Rain watch, Raindrops keep falling on my head, Showers, Skidding in the Rain, Sliding in the Rain, Umbrella, Umbrellas, Winter in Dubai, Winter in the UAE
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Lunch Boxes
I don’t quite know what it is about lunch boxes that I hate, but I hate them, with a passion. It’s not like they take a long time to prepare. Even for 3 kids, it doesn’t take more than 15 … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Big School, Parents
Tagged Children's Academic Careers, Dairy Products, Desert, Food Monitor, Fruit, Healthy Choices, Healthy Lunch Boxes, Lunch Box Ideas, Lunch Boxes, Lunch Snacks, Oreos, Organix, Organix Range, Sandwiches, School Inspections, School Lunch, School Lunch Boxes, School Nurse, School Snacks, Spaghetti, Walkers Crisps, Yoghurt
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Shoes, Shoes, Glorious Shoes
Usually, I would be quite happy to write and talk about shoes but not this time…as they are not my shoes we are talking about! Seriously…what is it with kids and shoes? They seem to go through them as quick … Continue reading
US Politics and Dubai
On Wednesday, 7 November, one of our office boys, J, approached me to say, ‘Congratulations Madam, Obama has won again’ (yes, we have office boys! I am not quite sure what the PC term for this role is. Photocopying and … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Middle East
Tagged Assassinations, Bin Laden, Democrats, Drones, Dubai, George Bush Jr, Middle East Peace, Middle East Stability, Mitt Romney, Obama, Obama 2012, Obama 7 November 2012, Obama re-elected, Pakistan, Republicans, Terrorist Activities, US Foreign Policy, US Middle East Policy, US President
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Trick or Treat?
Hallow’een has become like Christmas for the kids. In the run up to the day, they talk about it non-stop and pour as much energy into the celebration as they do into writing their letters to Santa! They drag me … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Desert, Dubai, Etihad, Holidays, Middle East, Parents, School Holidays, Sun
Tagged Booty, Candy, Candy Haul, Cobwebs, Flame Trees, Full Moon, Full Moon in Dubai, Ghoulish Dubai, Ghouls, Hallow'een, Hallow'een in Dubai, Jack o Lantern, Pirates, Santa, Trick or Treat, Vamires, Werewolves, Werewolves Dubai, Witches
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